BEDFORD SPORTS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1052843 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote sport and recreational activities by providing facilities for recreation and leisure for the benefit of the general public.

Causes: Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained significant cash reserves and good cash generation with no borrowings, describing the operation as a healthy going concern. Unrestricted reserves stood at £110,939 against a policy target of six months' overhead expenditure. The charity completed a major pitch refurbishment project funded largely by grants while maintaining financial stability.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bedford Sports & Hockey Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (86% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• AMANDA BROOKES
• BRENDAN MCNULTY
• Matthew Charles Riley

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.